Choosing Between Past Perfect and Past Simple

Choose the past perfect or past simple tense to complete the sentences

1. When I
   into the classroom
   1. had gone
   2. went
2. the lesson
   1. already started
   2. had already started
3. They
   some popcorn
   1. had bought
   2. bought
4. before they
   for their tickets
   1. paid
   2. had paid
5. When I
   to the bus stop
   1. had got
   2. got
6. the bus
   1. left
   2. had left
7. By the time she
   to open the door,
   1. managed
   2. had managed
8. the postman
   1. had already gone
   2. already went
9. The time of the meeting
   1. changed
   2. had changed
10. but no one
    me, so I arrived late
    1. had told
    2. told
11. I
    you
    1. didn't call
    2. hadn't called
12. because I
    my mobile at home
    1. left
    2. I'd left
13. When they
    down on the sofa
    1. sat
    2. had sat
14. the film
    1. just started
    2. had just started
15. We
    her a present in New York
    1. 'd bought
    2. bought
16. but we
    to take it with us
    1. forgot
    2. had forgotten
17. There
    any eggs in the fridge
    1. hadn't been
    2. weren't
18. because Julia
    them all
    1. had used
    2. used
19. The postman
    by the time
    1. had left
    2. left
20. Fred
    the door
    1. opened
    2. had opened
21. It was the first time I
    a competition
    1. won
    2. had won
22. Dennis
    his mobile phone
    1. had answered
    2. answered
23. after he
    the car
    1. had stopped
    2. stopped
24. When Brian
    with the pizza
    1. arrived
    2. had arrived
25. the film
    1. started
    2. had already started
26. We
    at the party
    1. arrived
    2. had arrived
27. before it
    to rain
    1. had started
    2. started
28. She
    dinner
    1. had had
    2. had
29. after she
    a shower
    1. had
    2. had had
30. I couldn't make a milkshake because I
    to buy milk
    1. had forgotten
    2. forgot
31. She
    back to school
    1. went
    2. had gone
32. because she
    her bag in the classroom
    1. 'd left
    2. left
33. Sam
    to pay
    1. had wanted
    2. wanted
34. but he
    his wallet
    1. had forgotten
    2. forgot
35. When he
    1. woke up
    2. had woken up
36. , everyone
    breakfast
    1. had finished
    2. finished
37. I
    the bike,
    1. just repaired
    2. 'd just repaired
38. when Harry
    it again
    1. crashed
    2. had crashed
39. They
    all their money, so they couldn't take the bus home
    1. spent
    2. had spent
40. It was only eight o'clock but
    asleep
    1. she already fell
    2. she'd already fallen
41. Jill and Lucy weren't there. Where they
    ?
    1. had they gone
    2. did they go
42. By the time Dickens
    1. died
    2. had died
43. , how many books he
    ?
    1. did he write
    2. had he written
44. Peter
    the homework
    1. didn't understand
    2. hadn't understood
45. because he
    to the teacher
    1. didn't listen
    2. hadn't listened
46. When we
    to the station
    1. got
    2. had got
47. the train
    1. just left
    2. had just left
48. She
    surprised to find the fridge empty,
    1. was
    2. had been
49. the children
    everything!
    1. had eaten
    2. ate
50. The children
    to go to the circus
    1. wanted
    2. had wanted
51. but their dad
    tickets for the ice-skating show
    1. already booked
    2. had already booked
52. Mary
    Paris twice
    1. visited
    2. had visited
53. but she
    to go again
    1. had wanted
    2. wanted
54. This was Vicky's first race. She
    in a competition before
    1. never ran
    2. had never run